Bfi Movies

The President had been due to visit twice before, but on both occasions the trip had to be cancelled. The first time was in 1963, the same year as the...

A look at some of the 3000 men who go through miners' rehabilitation centres each year, of whom 19 out of every 20 go back to mining.

Telly Savalas narrates a travelogue of Birmingham in England, taking in such sights as New Street Station, the traffic control centre and dual carriag...

This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.

Ernie tells Eric to ‘be wise’ and not drive home after their Christmas party.

Made to foster relations between the local residents of Rhymney, in south Wales, and the church.

Recruits of Lord Kitchener's 'New Army' parade on Christmas morning.

Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.

Public anxiety about war from the air is all too real for the people of Ramsgate in this newsreel footage of the aftermath of a Zeppelin raid.

"Without leaving his own garden, a man may know the world" - an abstract study of the wildlife found in every garden.

Charts a journey through various `memory' productions such as murals, monuments, TV histories, commemorations etc, and in so doing questions the role...

A young David Jason tries and fails to master sales calls.

St. Ives and the painters based in the town, and the surrounding areas, are showcased in this fascinating documentary.

While exploring an abandoned building, two friends discover a recording of a woman who claims to be the last citizen of a lost Utopia.

Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.

This film focuses on the basics of adapting to life in England.

A short animated documentary about love, death, and knitting.

Soon after the VE Day celebrations, there is a second chance to let the hair down, and these dancers make the most of it with much humour.

Troops play up for the camera in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle.

Blissful scenes of tourists arriving by boat and then sea bathing on a beach in the Venetian lagoon.